LA mayor refuses to lower flags to half-staff after Charlie Kirk assassination: report

The Los Angeles Fire Department on Friday reportedly instructed that all city flags on department facilities remain at full staff, saying flags would not be lowered without explicit direction from Mayor Karen Bass, despite President Donald Trump’s proclamation ordering US flags nationwide to half-staff in memory of Charlie Kirk.

According to independent journalist Anthony Cabassa, an internal LAFD notice stated, “All City flags shall be displayed on department facilities at full staff from 0800 hours to 1700 hours each day. Flags shall remain raised to full staff each day and should not be lowered to half-staff unless directed by the Mayor.” ---More...